Susan Weidener
@susanweidener.bsky.social
A former journalist and an author of memoir and fiction, I started the Women's Writing Circle in suburban Philadelphia as a place for writers of all experience levels to learn about the craft of writing and to share their work in support and camaraderie.
Finding Comfort in Winter and Time susangweidener.com/2025/12/08/f...
Finding Comfort in Winter and Time
Only God knows. There is comfort in that. These are the things that come with time.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Happy Halloween to my fellow Beetlejuice friends.
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy Halloween to my fellow Beetlejuice friends.
Along the Writer's Way
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October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Using Writing as a Pathway to Healing susangweidener.com/2025/08/16/u...
Using Writing as a Pathway to Healing
I have found, over the last 16 years of running our Women’s Writing Circle, that writing has helped countless women heal from traumatic events, including myself. As Virginia Woolf once said a…
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August 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Birthdays and Beginning Again susangweidener.com/2025/07/10/b...
Birthdays and Beginning Again
The writing always the writing, winding its way into my life, my compass of contemplation and reflection, and hope to gather in the moment through the written word before it’s gone.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Exploring the Spiritual Journey Through Turkey susangweidener.com/2025/05/28/e...
Exploring the Spiritual Journey Through Turkey
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” ~ Rumi When I first shared my plans for a tour of Turkey with friends, most reactions were: ̶…
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May 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The Independent Publishing Journey—'Moments of Love' susangweidener.com/2025/04/08/t...
The Independent Publishing Journey—’Moments of Love’
Ultimately, this beautifully crafted anthology of short stories and poems pays tribute to love in its many forms and expressions. The collection includes reflections on mothers and fathers, lifelon…
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April 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Behold the Moments: Reflections on Life's Journey susangweidener.com/2025/04/01/b...
Behold the Moments: Reflections on Life’s Journey
Behold means to observe something impressive or remarkable. Behold is a word that is often spoken or read at this time of the year. Cultivate the wonder—good and evil—happening around us. Behold th…
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April 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Behold the Moments: Reflections on Life's Journey susangweidener.com/2025/04/01/b...
A Wintry Mix of Memoir and Vulnerability susangweidener.com/2025/02/06/a...
A Wintry Mix of Memoir and Vulnerability
I have taught memoir for fifteen years, and my takeaway is always this: There is a great curiosity about where our words might lead us, coupled with the desire to learn the craft of writing.
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February 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Writing 'Moments of Love' susangweidener.com/2025/01/22/w...
Writing ‘Moments of Love’
January, with its bone-chilling cold and pervasive sense of isolation, can often feel daunting. Yet, as we pour our hearts into the writing of those moments of love, we uncover warmth and companion…
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January 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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